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During his last four seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Nick Young developed the reputation as being one of a light-hearted player off the court through his outgoing personality. In this time, he gave himself the nickname “Swaggy P” to further extenuate his huge persona away from the court. However, this is something that Golden State […]

Earlier this week, the Golden State Warriors added another piece to their puzzle with the addition of guard Nick Young on a one-year, $5.2 million deal. Since the announcement of the move, there was some curiosity behind how the recruitment went down to add Young to the mix. According to Kevin Jones of KNBR, aside from Warriors players […]

LaVar Ball has extravagant dreams for his son, Lonzo Ball, and certainly among those is seeing the former UCLA Bruin win Rookie of the Year honors in his first year in the pros. And things are looking good as of the moment for the Ball family, as the Los Angeles Lakers point guard is priced […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have added themselves to the myriad of rabid suitors for the newest top free agent in the market, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who was renounced by the Detroit Pistons minutes ago upon the trade that sent defensive specialist Avery Bradley to the Motor City, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. But the only caveat […]

In search of as many one-year deals as they can find in the market, the Los Angeles Lakers have shown interest in bruising combo guard Rodney Stuckey, according to Mark Medina of the Orange County Register. Stuckey has shown every possible flexibility, willing to play at either guard spot and even mentor the team’s young […]

Who and what to watch in the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League The 2017 NBA Summer League comes to Las Vegas with nine of the Top 10 NBA Draft picks making an appearance in the annual event. Five of the NBA Draft’s top picks will play for fans, scouts, and media at the Thomas and […]

Facebook is currently going all out in coming up with original content for their online video streaming service. Now, the largest social media platform in the world is counting on a family that arguably has the largest ego in the sporting world to be featured in one of its exclusives that could hopefully contend with the critically-acclaimed shows being produced by […]

Following several days of exploring his options on the free-agent market, veteran guard Dion Waiters, on Wednesday, agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal to return to the Miami Heat. However, there were a couple of other teams in pursuit of Waiters in the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and Chicago Bulls. According to Michael Scotto of Basketball […]

In his first Summer League game with the Boston Celtics, rookie Jayson Tatum a glimpse of his potential scoring 21 points including the game-winning shot on a fadeaway jumper at the top of the key. With much talk surrounding his offensive ability, Tatum shed light on where he learned that particular shot while also embracing fully what it […]

The city of Los Angeles just received a major boost to its bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics. NBA and Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant has joined the bid committee’s board of directors, as they try to bring the games to L.A. for the third time in history. Only Paris remains as competitor for the […]

The addition of Brook Lopez and Lonzo Ball to the Los Angeles Lakers has given their fans plenty of optimism for this coming season. Many believe that they can once again become a winning group soon and easily surpass their win total this past year. Even some sports betting sites like BetOnline.ag, thinks the Lakers can […]

With the free agency market beginning to thin out, this has picked up the interest for many of the players remaining on the open market. One of which is veteran guard Dion Waiters, who is nearing a decision on where he will play next season narrowing down his choices to just three teams, according to […]

Current L.A. Clippers guard Jamal Crawford is involved in talks to be dealt to the Atlanta Hawks. In a three-team sign-and-trade deal that is fully expected to go down in the coming days, forward Paul Millsap will head to the Denver Nuggets, Crawford will go to the Hawks, and forward Danilo Gallinari will head to Los Angeles. However, […]

Since being traded to the Brooklyn Nets nearly two weeks ago, it has thrust an entirely new perspective and weight of expectations upon D’Angelo Russell‘s shoulders. The 21-year-old appears to be taking this increased responsibility head on as Anthony Puccio of SB Nation is reporting that Russell has been checking into the Nets’ gym after […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are going buck wild out there in free agency. Not content with recent upgrades to the roster in Jimmy Butler and Jeff Teague, the T-Wolves are now after a couple of veterans whom they think will significantly improve two of their biggest weaknesses a season ago. In separate tweets by Darren Wolfson […]

The Los Angeles Lakers with the second overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft selected former UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball. Los Angeles has finally officially signed Ball to his lucrative rookie contract on Monday afternoon, according to ESPN. Lonzo Ball officially signs with Lakers, expected to make $33.4 million over four years: https://t.co/QRv2aTqusm pic.twitter.com/3R5xKSPRDh […]

Free agent point guard George Hill is slated to meet with the Los Angeles Lakers today, reportedly discussing a one-year deal with the team, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. This meeting comes as a shock, given how the Lakers brawn cleared the way for the No. 2 overall selection Lonzo Ball to start […]

After a chaotic lead-up to his No. 2 overall selection in the NBA Draft, rookie Lonzo Ball won’t waste time putting pen to paper on his four-year rookie deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The 6-foot-6 point guard is expected to sign his rookie contract later today, officially making […]

The BIG3, a professional basketball league featuring a good number of retired NBA stars, has gotten off to a promising start thus far. Players such as Allen Iverson, Charles Oakley, Mike Bibby, and *gasp* Brian Scalabrine are just some of the league’s biggest names worth mentioning. However, former NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce suggested a very […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the more quiet teams in free agency through the first few days without any roster moves being made aside from parting ways with veteran big man Tarik Black on Saturday afternoon. According to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders, the Lakers are set to meet with veteran guard […]

Through the first few days of the free agency period, the Los Angeles Lakers have been a quiet team in the open market. However, Ramona Shelburne of ESPN is reporting that the Lakers have continued to fixate their eyes on former All-Star point Rajon Rondo. Lakers obviously hanging back at start of free agency, but one […]

Following the accident he was involved in last month together with his girlfriend, Gloria Govan, former New York Knicks head coach and long-time Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher has been formally charged with two counts of DUI, according to a report made by TMZ Sports. This comes after the SUV he was driving back in […]

With 10 players in its active roster and the impending signature of Kevin Durant in the works, the Golden State Warriors could consider free agent shooting guard Nick Young as a “serious candidate” to take their $5.2 million exception, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The swagtastic marksman could be eligible for part or all of the Warriors’ […]

In the last few seasons, the Los Angeles Lakers have been a team on the rebuild with their roster prominently featuring young players. One of those mainstays over the last few years has been big man Tarik Black. In light of that, the team has announced that they have parted ways with Black on Saturday […]

The Indiana Pacers have finally moved All-Star forward Paul George on Friday night to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite being traded, Kevin Ding of the Bleacher Report is reporting that the 27-year-old is still intrigued with the scenario of joining his hometown Los Angeles Lakers next offseason. The Lakers, under Johnson and Pelinka, have already conveyed […]

On Friday night, the Indiana Pacers made the surprising decision to trade Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder just before free agency began. What drew the most attention from the move was the haul in return for George, as the team acquired only Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis and no draft picks in the […]

With the free agency period underway, it has been quite active during the first couple of hours around the league. Although the Los Angeles Lakers are not expected to be big spenders this summer, the team has reached out to a few notable players on the open market, according to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Among the […]

The Indiana Pacers, in a surprising move on Friday night, decided to trade Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Over the last few months, there has been a growing expectation that George will ultimately make the jump to his hometown team, the Los Angeles Lakers, next summer when he becomes an unrestricted free agent. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been rebuilding over the few season,s garnering their core pieces of the roster through the draft. One of these young players is forward Julius Randle, who has made solid improvements through his first three seasons in the league. With that in mind, team president Magic Johnson stated on Thursday that […]

Despite numerous rumors that the Los Angeles Lakers were interested in trading away a few their first-round picks from this year’s draft, the front office instead elected to use those selections on prospective talents. One of their new assets is Utah forward Kyle Kuzma, who the Lakers took with the 27th overall pick acquired in […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers showing an utter reluctance to involve second-year forward Brandon Ingram in any trade offer, it has placed an extremely high value on his importance to the team’s future and potential to develop into a star player in the league. This notion was only cemented on Thursday following the introductory press […]

If the Los Angeles Lakers were to bring Paul George to Tinseltown, they will not do it at the expense of some of their current assets. The Lakers have already traded away D’Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov to the Brooklyn Nets last week in a clear salary-dumping tactic that sets the team up with a […]

For the last four years, the Los Angeles Lakers have progressively gone through a thorough rebuilding process, ramping up over the last couple seasons. In light of that, new Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka stated that this upcoming season is going to be something much more than a rebuilding year. From Brook Lopez‘s introductory press conference […]

Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson vehemently denied any rumors about him and Indiana Pacers forward Paul George having talks about a future in purple-and-gold. George was rumored to have reached out to Thompson in hopes of joining forces once he eventually makes his way to the Los Angeles Lakers. According to Thompson — that wasn’t […]

LaVar Ball have been making a lot of headlines the past several months for his absurd comments and actions that leave a lot of people shaking their heads, but a recent testament to his admirable act may change how the public should perceive him. No less than Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka confirmed, via The Herd podcast […]

The NBA Awards show this past Monday night saw a slew of players win awards for season performances like MVP as well as single plays like ‘best play of the year.’ When it came down to determining the ‘dunk of the year’ winner, however, many saw the nominees and came to the conclusion that Los […]

With the Los Angeles Clippers trading Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday morning, the door has opened for many other possibilities around the league. This has already led to reports that veteran guard J.J. Redick, who will be an unrestricted free agent starting July 1, has ruled out a return back to the Clippers. […]

Following rampant rumors of Paul George attempting to recruit Golden State Warriors marksman Klay Thompson for a potential future with the Los Angeles Lakers, his father, former Laker Mychal Thompson shut down the rumors with only a few sentences. “Its always been a dream of mine,” Thompson told Mike Trudell of Lakers.com via Donald Green of […]

Since the Cleveland Cavaliers fell short in the 2017 NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors, there have been rumblings that LeBron James make his way to Los Angeles next offseason. This has put both the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers at the forefront of rumors as possible landing spots for James’ services. However, […]